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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for some of the most costly regulations on individuals and businesses. There is virtually no limit to what the unelected bureaucrats at the EPA can do, without congressional oversight or approval. The pursuit of alternative energy should not come at the expense of our current prosperity or freedom. Instead, Americans deserve a common sense energy policy that promotes competition and lowers prices.

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Washington, D.C. -- Earlier today, FreedomWorks released a letter from three other conservative policy groups to call on members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to investigate the recent series of lawsuits and investigations from state attorneys general directed against American energy companies. The letter comes in the wake of a lawsuit filed last week by the office of the Acting New York Attorney General against ExxonMobil. The charges in question have been brought by activist lawyers working through nine state attorneys general plus the District of Columbia, funded by Ex-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last Friday, October 26 marked the end of the EPA and NHTSA’s comment period on the proposed changes to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard. As part of a FreedomWorks Regulatory Action Center (RAC) initiative, grassroots activists nationwide submitted more than 6,000 unique comments in support of proposed changes to the CAFE and greenhouse gas emission standards. FreedomWorks leads the effort amongst free-market grassroots groups working to support the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda that puts American consumers and businesses first.

Last week, FreedomWorks Foundation's Regulatory Action Center submitted formal comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding the Trump administration's proposed reforms to vehicle fuel economy and emissions standards. These reforms to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards program would freeze standards at the 2020 model year level versus the progressive increases set out under the Obama administration. The proposed reform is entitled the Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule and, as its name suggests, would yield significant improvements to the safety of passenger cars as well as improved economic and environmental outcomes. It would also eliminate a regulatory loophole that has allowed the State of California to impose its regulatory policy nationwide. However, while FreedomWorks Foundation believes this proposed rule is a significant step in the right direction, it is clear that EPA and NHTSA have the regulatory flexibility to go even further.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently waived Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirement for Andeavor, one of the nation’s largest oil refineries. Andeavor’s exemption tolls a death knell for the RFS and its crony backers.